Another controversial policy proposal in Wisconsin would eliminate all programs with fewer than five majors annually, on average, if "remediation" didn't work. Faculty leaders see attempt to turn system into a "widget factory."

An accreditor places each college of the for-profit Center for Excellence in Higher Education on probation, finding misrepresentations to students and -- at one campus -- discriminatory attitudes toward students.

Dominican University, in Illinois, is launching an evening bachelor’s degree in business administration.
Florida Gulf Coast University is starting an undergraduate minor in agribusiness.
New York Institute of Technology is starting a combined D.O./Ph.D. in medical and biological sciences.